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Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
leads indicates atrial ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Pericarditis ... #Spodick #ECGEducator
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
pathway between the atria ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite ... ShortPR #Criteria #ECGEducator
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib + WPW ... 60 (1) Sinus bradycardia ... #Tachycardia #Bradycardia ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Contraindications: - Bradycardia ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... MRI ($$$$) CORE IM ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... (VT/Vfib/Afib/WPW ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
hypertension, tachy- or bradycardia ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg